The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2010-2012·Announced 2012-08-29

Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa Garlic Recalled for Listeria Risk

Cool Creations, LLC is recalling Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa, Garlic, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Cool Creations, LLC is recalling 30 cases of Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa, Garlic, packaged in 16-oz. plastic containers. The recall is issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is identified by UPC 829595000062 and lot numbers 12201 through 12207, with a last use-by date of August 30, 2012.

The product was distributed by Vanscoy Industries in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was sold directly to customers in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and UPC listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Fiesta garden Fresh Salsa, Garlic, packaged in 16-oz. plastic containers, 6 per case, UPC 829595000062. Distributed by Vanscoy Industries, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot numbers 12201 thru 12207 (last use by date affected is 8/30/2012)

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Cool Creations, LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 19 products in this recall →